Wind-shield cleaner.



c. G. WILKINSON.

WIND SHIELD CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 8. 1915.

5 @y gig@ Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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'UNITED STAES PATENT @ENCE TO HENRY VJ. IB`E'\.OJV1\I, OF MAGNOLIA, MASSACHUSETTS.

"WIND-.SHIELD CLEANER.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, CLARENCE G. WinninsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Magnolia, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in.`Wind-Sl1ie1d C1eaners,'of which the ollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification,

' like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

i This invention relates to wind shield cleaners and has for its object to provide a novel device by which both sides ot a wind shield can be quickly and effectively cleaned when they become clouded by snow or rain.

l will rst describe a selected embodiment of iny'invention and will then point out the novel features in the appended claim.

Figure l of the drawings is a View oi the wind shield having my improved cleaner applied thereto;

Fig. '2 is a sectional perspective 'View oi' a .windshield with my improvements;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3, Fig. l.

I havel shown in Fig. l a wind shield of ordinary construction comprising the upper and lower sections l and 2, both of which are vpivotally secured` to' posts or upright 3 in usual manner. The embodiment ci the invention herein illustrated is constructed to be applied to the upper wind shield section l, and it comprises two cleaning mein-- bers, one on either side o the wind shield which are mounted on the wind shield in a novel ,way and which can be moved from one end to the other of the wind shield, thus cleaning both sides of Jthe upper section l.

My improved cleaning device comprises the two cleaning elements i and situated on opposite sides ot' the wind shield section l and extending from the top "to the bottom thereof. These cleaning elements land 5 are each shown as comprising a body portion which carries a felt, rubber or similar yieldingface or strip 6 that contacts with the glass. Each cleaning element extends from thel top 'tothe bottom oi' the section 1. These two cleaning elements are connected together and are mounted for bodily inovement from one end to the other of the wind shield section 1. Each cleaning element i speeiaeastn of Leners raient. Patented Aug, 149' 19170 Application illed December 8, 1916.

Serial No. 135,881.

`and 5 is provided near its lower end with a guide 7 which embraces and travels on a guide rod 8 that extends .from one end to the other of the wind shield. There are two guide rods 8, one on each side of the wind shield section, and said guide rods are rigidly secured to the wind shield section so that they are iirmlyi held in proper position relative thereto to constitute guides for the lower ends of the cleaner elements i and'. These guide rods may be secured to the wind shield. section in any suitable way. l have, however, herein shown for this purpose two clips or brackets 9 which embrace and .are secured to the sides 'l0 of the wind shield. .near the lower ends thereof. Each clip 9 is formed with the outwardly-directed feet 11 'to which the. guide rods S are secinr-:du These guide rods are shown as extending `through the feet and as held thereto by nuts i2.

The upper ends of the cleaning elements i and 5 are connected together by a con- I nection 13 which encircles the upper edge 14 of the wind shield section 1. This connection 13 is yoke-shaped and hasjournaled therein an anti-friction roller 15 which rests i" on the upper edge 11i of the wind shield section l. This upper edge 14 thus constitutes a track for the roller 15. The cleaning elenient l which is situatedon the inside of the wind shield section is provided with a handle 16 by which the cleaner can be moved across 'the wind shield.

By having the two guide rods 8 for guiding and supporting the lower ends of the 'two cleaning elements and 5 and the antiriction roll 15 at the upper end, e cleaning device is provided which can be easily moved across the wind shield and in all positions thereof the flexible cleaning strips or faces 6 will be held in contact withvthe glass.

The device has the further advantage that it can be readily applied to any wind shield. The device can thus be easily and quickly installed on a wind' shield for use during the winter weather and can be removed any 'time when there is no further use for it.

ll claim:

in a wind shield cleaner, the combination with two clips, each adapted to embrace the side of a wind shield near its lower end, of two guide rods 'connecting said clips, two oppositely-disposed cleaning elements,

one for each sie of a wind shield,eachc1ean ing element having at its lower end a guiding portion which embraces and slides on one of the guide rods, means connecting the 5 upper ends of the two cleaning elements and afiapted to embrace the upper edge of the wind shield, and an anu-friction roller carried by said onnectng means and adavpte to have rolling Contact wizh said upper edge of the Wind shield. In testimony whereof, have signed my name to this specification.

CLARENCE G. WILKINSON. 

